Articles filed under Politics
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Bid to block Elk Grove term limits referendum delayed, for nowOct 29, 2019 1:00 am - A resident's attempt to disqualify a term limits referendum for the Elk Grove Village board was dismissed on legal grounds Tuesday by a village panel, though the objecti...
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The supreme battle before usOct 29, 2019 1:00 am - As the 2020 election comes into sharper focus, one issue that seems to animate both sides - the Supreme Court - is once again taking center stage. In 2016, Republicans s...
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Republicans have Madison spinning in his graveOct 29, 2019 1:00 am - Maybe they thought they were standing up for principle. How else can you explain the Republican lawmakers who dramatically barged into a closed-door meeting of the U.S. ...
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State Senate approves cap on insulin costsOct 29, 2019 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Many Illinoisans who suffer from Type 1 diabetes would see a significant reduction in their out-of-pocket costs for prescription insulin under a bill that ...
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Senate president pushes ban on flavored nicotine productsOct 29, 2019 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Legislation banning retailers from selling flavored nicotine products in Illinois will likely come before lawmakers in mid-November, its sponsor said Tuesd...
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Bill to ban vaping in public places passes state SenateOct 29, 2019 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A bill looping electronic cigarettes into the Smoke Free Illinois Act passed the Senate on Tuesday. Sponsored by Indian Creek Democratic Sen. Terry Link, t...
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Lawmaker accused of bribing senator for bill support; reports say senator's from Lake CountyOct 28, 2019 1:00 am - An Illinois state lawmaker bribed a legislative colleague with an offer of $2,500 a month in exchange for the state senator's support of his sweepstakes machine legislat...
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Committee sees partisan split on ethylene oxide votesOct 28, 2019 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The House Energy and Environment Committee diverged Monday on a pair of highly publicized bills aiming to better regulate ethylene oxide gas emissions in t...
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A tale of (teaching in) two cities: Chicago, Illinois, and Charleston, South CarolinaOct 28, 2019 1:00 am - On Oct. 17, 2019, the Chicago Teachers Union launched a citywide strike. Throughout the Windy City, almost 360,000 students are out of the classroom again because 25,000...
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Populist policies are leading to a global slumpOct 27, 2019 1:00 am - Nine years ago, beginning in Tunisia, a series of street protests across the Middle East turned the region upside down and became known as the Arab Spring. At times in t...